Preliminary storm-damage estimate already $4.5 million

State officials have begun their work to assess storm damage from last week’s high winds and rain in order to determine whether the state qualifies for federal assistance and a disaster declaration.

Vermont Emergency Management, the Vermont Agency of Transportation, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and other partners were to begin that evaluation Wednesday.

Vermont officials have identified more than $4.5 million in public infrastructure damage resulting from the storm. To qualify for a disaster declaration, FEMA must verify at least $1 million in public infrastructure damage and response costs, and individual counties must show $3.68 per capita to qualify. Those numbers include restoration costs for public utilities, according to the Vermont emergency management officials.

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